A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest appreciation
for all the daily efforts of our Women's Division members
who joyfully strive to expand our circles of happiness in society!
We all bow to you with the deepest of respect
for the noble and most remarkable achievements you achieve.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to
spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or
attacks a fierce animal."
(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 412)
Selection source: President Ikeda's essay: Our brilliant path to
Victory, Seikyo Shimbun, May 24th, 2013
Wednesday, June 11th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Kosen-rufu is a struggle to transform people's lives by breaking through the fundamental darkness[1] that resides within them and awakening their inherent Buddha nature. The essence of the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land' lies building a network dedicated to good among awakened, ordinary people. But because this struggle involves a transformation on the most fundamental level of people's lives, it can arouse intense resistance in some quarters - in particular, fierce opposition and persecution from arrogant false sages, the third and most formidable of the three powerful enemies.[2] Winning in this great struggle is the key to creating a realm of true peace and happiness, a Buddha land."
SGI Newsletter No. 8777, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory , [48] 'Reply to the Lay Priest Takahashi, Striving with Conviction and Boundless Hope, from the January 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 7th, June, 2013.
[1] Fundamental darkness: The most deeply rooted illusion inherent in life, said to give rise to all other illusions. The inability to see or recognise the truth, particularly, the true nature of one's life.
[2] Arrogant false sages: One of the three powerful enemies who appear after Shakyamuni's death to persecute the votary of the Lotus Sutra. The term "arrogant false sages"� refers to high-ranking priests who instigate such persecution. Not wishing to be identified as the agents of those wicked acts, they make false claims to society's leaders and plot the persecution of the votary of the Lotus Sutra.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
HIBI HOGARAKANI
SACHI NO WA O KAKUDAI SURU
FUJINBU NO MINASAMA NI KANSHA!
IDAI NA KORO NI
ZEN DOSHI GA SAIKEIREI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHISHIO WA ZENSAN GOICHI TO MOSHITE ARI NO KO O TORAN TO SURUNIMO
MATA TAKEKI MONO O TORAN TO SURU TOKI MO IKIOI O IDASU KOTO WA TADA
ONAJIKI KOTO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)
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